Long-Form Generation › Putting It All Together: A Complete Pipeline

Michael BrenndoerferMarch 28, 20263 min read
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Combining outline generation, hierarchical decomposition, entity tracking, and post-hoc consistency checking yields a complete long-form generation pipeline. The following shows how these components fit together:

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def long_form_generation_pipeline(
    topic: str,
    audience: str,
    required_topics: list,
    words_per_section: int = 500,
) -> dict:
    """
    Full long-form generation pipeline:
    1. Generate outline
    2. Initialize entity registry
    3. Generate each section with outline + prior context
    4. Add transitions between sections
    5. Evaluate coverage and coherence

    Returns structured document with metadata.
    """

    # Stage 1: Generate outline
    outline = generate_outline(
        topic, f"{len(required_topics) * words_per_section} words", audience
    )

    # Stage 2: Initialize tracking structures
    document_plan = DocumentPlan(
        topic=topic, thesis=f"Comprehensive coverage of {topic}"
    )
    registry = EntityRegistry()

    # Stage 3: Generate sections
    generated_sections = []
    previous_sections = []

    for i, section_title in enumerate(required_topics):
        section_content = generate_section(
            outline=outline,
            section_title=section_title,
            section_index=i + 1,
            previous_sections=previous_sections,
            words_per_section=words_per_section,
        )

        # Add transition if not first section
        if i > 0 and previous_sections:
            last_paragraph = previous_sections[-1].split("\n")[-1]
            transition = generate_transition(
                last_paragraph, section_title, f"Cover {section_title}"
            )
            section_content = transition + "\n\n" + section_content

        generated_sections.append(section_content)
        previous_sections.append(section_content)

    # Stage 4: Assemble and evaluate
    full_text = "\n\n".join(generated_sections)
    coverage = compute_topic_coverage(full_text, required_topics)
    coherence = compute_entity_transition_score(full_text)
    consistency_issues = check_numerical_consistency(full_text)

    return {
        "text": full_text,
        "sections": generated_sections,
        "coverage": coverage,
        "coherence_score": coherence,
        "consistency_issues": len(consistency_issues),
        "word_count": len(full_text.split()),
    }
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Long-Form Generation Pipeline:

  Stage 1: Outline generation
    -> ~200 tokens of document structure created

  Stage 2: Document plan + entity registry init
    -> Hierarchical plan and entity tracking structures initialized

  Stage 3: Section generation
    -> Each section generated with outline + last 2 sections as context

  Stage 4: Transition generation
    -> Bridging sentences added at each section boundary

  Stage 5: Coverage evaluation
    -> Topic coverage ratio computed against required topic list

  Stage 6: Coherence scoring
    -> Entity transition score computed over full document

  Stage 7: Consistency check
    -> Numerical claims extracted and flagged for review

This pipeline makes the generation process systematic and auditable. At each stage, intermediate outputs can be inspected and corrected before proceeding to the next stage.

Key Parameters

The key parameters controlling the pipeline behavior are:

  • words_per_section: Target word count per section. Higher values produce more detailed sections but consume more context window budget.
  • prior_context_sections: Number of previously generated sections included as context. More context improves continuity but reduces token budget for new content.
  • temperature: Controls generation randomness. Lower values (0.5-0.6) produce more consistent, predictable text; higher values (0.7-0.9) produce more creative variation.
  • threshold (coverage): Minimum keyword match ratio to count a topic as covered. A threshold of 0.6 means at least 60% of topic words must appear in the generated text.